Chapter Thirty-Four: The Fortune of the Song Dynasty
Within the county government.
Mr. Fan and Mr. Han were sitting in the middle hall.
Jiang Wen stood aside, extremely humble towards the two people's attitudes.
Although he was the county magistrate of Changshu, he did not dare to trust him in front of these two elders.
While the three of them were talking, a boy walked in from outside the door.
"Sir, a woman wants to see you, Your Majesty."
The boy said immediately after entering the door.
Jiang Wen frowned: "If it's not an important matter, then don't come to me."
"Sir, that woman is Mr. Xu's maid. She said that the matter promised to you before has been settled."
The boy replied.
"Mr. Xu, isn't it Xu Hanliang?"
Mr. Fan, who was still discussing political affairs there, suddenly spoke.
"That's right." Jiang Wen nodded: "Seeing that he has the ability to be a prisoner, the lower official wanted to invite him to be a prisoner a few days ago. After Mr. Xu declined, he said he would write a book on punishment names.
I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.”
After hearing these words, Mr. Fan, who had a relatively gentle face at first, changed his expression.
He immediately scolded: "It's nonsense, it's just nonsense. Xu Hanliang is a rare talent in Changshu, and the provincial examination is about to take place. You actually caused such a thing, and Xu Hanliang is a scholar. How can he know about his work?"
When Mr. Fan said these words, Jiang Wen panicked and said quickly: "Mr. Fan, this Xu Hanliang is indeed capable of doing anything. A few days ago, he helped his subordinates to try an important case. It was the Qian family member who
A murder case involving a mistress.”
Mr. Fan was slightly stunned. He had also heard of this case, which was very dramatic.
At that time, it was also heard that Jiang Wen was able to solve the case with the help of a widower.
But I never thought that the person who helped solve the case was Xu Hanliang.
"If that's the case, then bring the book over and let me take a look."
Mr. Han on the side suddenly spoke.
Jiang Wen naturally knew that Mr. Han was originally a criminal officer in Liangzhe and Zhejiang, so he had the ability to solve cases, and he also had some understanding of the murder.
Soon, the "Record of Clearing Wrongs" was brought into the government office.
A thick stack of papers, seemingly containing hundreds of pieces.
"This Xu Hanliang doesn't know his priorities. If his future is delayed because of this matter, wouldn't it be a pity? So it turns out that when I went to see him, he closed the door and thanked guests, it was because of this matter?"
Mr. Fan turned over the pages of the book in his hand and sighed.
Naturally, he didn't know anything about the science of criminal names. He had always been a capital official before, and he had never participated in these matters.
So what he is most worried about now is actually that Xu Hanliang has abandoned his studies.
After all, no matter which aspect you look at, Xu Hanliang will be a pillar of the country in the future.
Nowadays, in the Song Dynasty, corrupt officials are very common, and what is lacking is good officials.
Just as he was sighing, Mr. Han took the book "The Record of Clearing Wrongs" out of curiosity and began to read it carefully.
After just flipping through a few pages, Mr. Han's expression gradually became serious.
Jiang Wenwen was very good at observing people's words and expressions. After seeing Mr. Han's face change slightly, his heart was as unpredictable as beating a drum.
"How, how is it possible?"
Looking at the vindication record in his hand, Mr. Han's eyes were full of shock: "Is this book really written by Xu Hanliang?"
Jiang Wen secretly thought that Mr. Han was shocked because this book was contrary to his experience.
With a fierce heart, he explained: "That's right. Mr. Xu actually just wrote it casually. If there are any mistakes in the book, please don't blame me."
He already wanted to take the blame for Xu Hanliang. After all, Xu Hanliang saved his daughter's life.
"I didn't expect that Xu Hanliang is really an extraordinary talent. Some of the things written in this book are completely consistent with what I know."
"In the entire book, I have never heard of most of the investigation methods. If this book can be popularized, it will definitely be my great fortune!"
Jiang Wen felt happy and said quickly.
After saying these words, Mr. Fan was stunned: "You mean there are no problems with the contents of this book?"
"Not only is there no problem, there is no book on punishment names in the Song Dynasty, let alone a book on death penalty, but this book is the first of its kind in the Song Dynasty, and even the first of its kind in the world!"
After saying this sentence, it is undoubtedly defining the nature of this book.
Jiang Wen didn't expect it at all when he heard such a high evaluation.
"However." Old Han changed the topic: "Some of these things still need to be studied more carefully. I will have this book sent to the court. If the court can adopt this book, it will definitely be well rewarded."
"Is this Xu Hanliang really possessed by a ghost? Poems, novels, criminal names, political affairs, everything is done to an extremely high level."
Mr. Fan once again refreshed his impression of Xu Hanliang and was amazed at the moment.
"This son will have the potential to become prime minister of the country in the future."
After being silent for two seconds, Mr. Han uttered a sentence.
This comment shocked Jiang Wen.
You know, such an evaluation can be said to be the highest evaluation for scholars.
If it came from other people's mouths, Jiang Wen would not care.
But this sentence comes from the mouth of Han Lao, which already explains the problem very well.
Originally, Jiang Wen had intended to win over Xu Hanliang, but now he was completely determined.
Xu Hanliang on the other side naturally didn't know that his "Resolution of Wrongs" would actually make two retired ministers of the imperial court so amazed.
At this time, I was still immersed in the mountains of books, thinking about Enke in a few days.
Xu Hanliang is not too afraid of exams. After all, he has climbed out of the sea of questions in his previous life.
Although the difficulty of this provincial examination is simply not on the same level as those in previous lives.
Whether it was the college entrance examination or the high school teacher preparation test at that time, it was difficult, but not that big.
Regarding the changes in life, it is also not that big.
But the provincial examination is different. Once you pass the examination, you can really rise to the top in this world in one step.
Juren is already different from ordinary people. After all, they have the qualifications to be officials.
In ancient times, although the classes were said to be scholars, peasants, industry and merchants, in fact, the only difference was between those who were officials and those who were not.
Otherwise, Fan Jin would not have been ecstatic after winning the prize, shouting on the street that he had won.
Including many people who have been in poverty for ten years, there are actually not many people who have ideas about Jinshi. After all, the chances are not high.
The admission rate for the provincial examination is about 1 in 50, while the probability of passing the Jinshi examination is 1 in 20.
This shows that if a person wants to pass the examination, he must defeat most of the students in the examination room.
If you pass the Jinshi exam, you will be unique among thousands.
If Xu Hanliang missed Enke this time, he would have to wait another two years to take the formal examination.